Terrifying moment thug knocks disabled man out of his wheelchair ‘for running over his foot’
Terrifying moment thug knocks disabled man out of his wheelchair outside a nightclub ‘for running over his foot’
- The incident occurred outside Bristol’s BSB bar during the early hours of Friday morning.
- The footage showed how the victim was knocked onto his back on the ground.
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Video footage captures the gruesome moment when a disabled man was beaten from his wheelchair by a thug outside a nightclub “for running over his foot”.
The incident happened outside the BSB bar in the waterfront district of Bristol during the early hours of Friday morning.
Moving footage captured by a patron outside the bar showed the aggressive man beating the man in his wheelchair with a single punch.
After the blow, his victim was knocked to the ground where he landed on his back.
The thug sped away afterwards, along with a second man who was with him.
The thug was caught beating the man from his wheelchair outside the BSB bar in the waterfront district of Bristol during the early hours of Friday morning.
The video soon went viral on social media following the harrowing incident which shocked customers and security staff outside the bar.
Reports on social media suggested the thug had thrown the punch after the victim “run over his foot” with his wheelchair.
Along with many others, professional boxer Anthony Fowler criticized the thug responsible for the attack.
Mr Fowler tweeted: “Wtf just when you think you’ve seen it all some shit house hit someone in a wheelchair.”
Others said: ‘Even if he ran over your foot on purpose, that’s not right. Come now’.
Another added: “Disgusting.”
Avon and Somerset Police have launched an investigation despite the fact that the incident has yet to be reported to the police.
Inspector Adam Dolling said: “The video has been widely circulated and viewed and it is important that we identify the people in the footage.”
The video soon went viral on social media following the harrowing incident which shocked customers and security staff outside the bar (pictured)
“We believe it happened near the BSB bar on the Waterfront and we are investigating in and around the location today.
‘We would ask anyone with information to come forward as soon as possible.
‘If you can help, please call us on 101 and give the call manager the reference number 5223064944.’
A spokesperson added: “We have collected CCTV from the local area, including the BSB bar, and we believe the incident occurred shortly after 1:30am on Friday.”
“We are making further attempts today to identify the victim, and we are still appealing to anyone with information to come forward.”